Despite that whole Pomplamoose fiasco a few weeks ago, everyone pretty much has agreed that the best way for a band to survive and get heard was to get in the van and tour their asses off. The music industry is fucked, there’s a gazillion bands all pushing their songs online, and we’re wondering if people still care about music — but chances are that if you don’t all sleep in comfy hotel rooms each night and drop mad dime on a light show, chances are an economical tour based on connecting with potential fans can raise your band’s profile. And maybe even make enough money to do it again after a few weeks.

These numbers, and the graphic below, are based on Bandsintown’s own listings. So in order to be counted, the show had to be listed on Bandsintown’s platform. That means that way-cool underground noise-pop band from Jamaica Plain is probably not counted here, even though they played 600 times to crowds of several since May.

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